Wow! What a beautiful sea creature. I think perhaps my favourite of all!

• Listen to this song Octopus's Garden and ask if anyone you live with recognizes the band who plays it!

• Learn how to draw an octopus by following the video below. Listen to the song Octopus's Garden while you are colouring!

Learn the short poem with the help of a family member. Be creative and add some actions to go a long with the poem! Perhaps reach your hands up high for the word high? Or run in a circle for the words "go, go go?" Perform your poem, with actions, for a family member or make a video to send me - dhdahn@cloud.edu.pe.ca

Have fun!

Monsters high, monsters low

Monsters everywhere we go

Monsters fast, monsters slow

Monsters, monsters, go, go, go!

Enjoy this awesome book, I promise its not too scary :)

Author : Amanda Noll

Narrator: Rita Moreno

• Watch the video above and decide which instrument you'd like to play when you get older. Which family is it from?

• What does George choose?

Get up and find an open space to move! It's important to take time to move and stretch, have fun!

Believe it or not, there is music all around us! There is music in our homes, in Nature, pretty much everywhere if you listen hard enough! Watch the video of the story, "The Listening Walk," then try the little activity below.

• Turn off the lights and find a comfy spot

• Close your eyes and lie down

• Spend one full minute (if you can!) listening to environmental sounds

• Write down what you heard or have a family member help write them down

• The sounds I heard: my children's voices, computer fan, my husband typing in the other room, the dishwasher, the heater and cars driving by. Share your sounds with @ dhdahn@cloud.edu.pe.ca :)

• The Instruments we have in the Westwood music classes are mostly from the Percussion Family.

• "Walk off the Earth" is a rock band that likes to use a lot of the same instruments we have! Funny part at 2:20 :)

This story is written by Chris Hadfield! Chris Hadfield is an astronaut and he lives in Canada too! He also plays guitar, loves to sing, and enjoys working with children. Below is his picture and some videos about life on board the International Space Station. These videos are just for fun, only if you have extra time and would like to watch them.

Grab a scarf that is made out of light, flowy material. A ribbon or tissue would work too! Follow along with Darth Vader, the bad guy from Star Wars!

Draw 4 lines for the beats of your rhythm composition. Then spin the wheel. Draw a moon (1 sound/1 clap) or a spaceship (2 sounds/2 claps). Spin again until you have all 4 spots full!

Then speak and clap your space rhythm for someone in your family!

Press play on the music and play along to the steady beat. Remember, the beat never changes, just like your heartbeat stays the same. Students can find a drum, shaker, or make a little instrument to play on if they wish! Some other ideas to try: tap pencils on a table or a wooden spoon on a pot. Have fun!

Here is my big boy, Oscar, reading with some of his favourites. My kids here at home love to play with their teddies, dolls and stuffed animals. Do you have a favourite at your house?

Send a picture to dhdahn@cloud.edu.pe.ca or post on our Westwood Facebook page if you'd like!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2257554531206402

Play the video, sing along and follow the actions!

Little bunny foo foo, hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head

Down came the good fairy and she said,

"Little bunny foo foo, I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head.

I'll give you three chances and if you don't obey

I'll turn you into a goon."

Did little bunny foo foo listen? NO!

Spin the wheel below!

Print the booklets. Staple and cut in half. Then you have two books! You can give one to a sibling or save it for another time.

Colour your booklet while you listen/watch the story of Peter and the Wolf. If you already had lots of screen time today, now is a good chance to turn on the music but just look away from the screen while you colour!

The story is divided into three sections, each is ten minutes. So may want to listen to it over three days. Or perhaps listen to it for a bedtime story.

My children love to go sledding! Oscar, Ivy and Ezra have so much fun outside together. Sometimes they get a little wild:) Here is a short video clip of them sledding on a small hill in Charlottetown. When we got home we had hot chocolate of course! Yum!

What is your favorite thing to do outside in the snow?

Listen to this Westwood favorite for this time of year. The author is Ezra Jack Keats and the narrator is also a talented beatboxer! Listen carefully to hear all the sound effects and cool beats he makes with his voice!

This is version of the song called "Memories," by Maroon 5. Another Westwood favorite! This song was recorded in 2020 while the kids in the choir had to stay at home. Just like what we are all doing right now on PEI! Watch carefully and you might spot the conductor and a beatboxer too!

Who is your favorite musician in the video?